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Old 27th October 2003 | 22:02
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avioniker
 
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From: USA
No goof.
It was a full fuselage and wing job.
USAF KC-10's, as I recall, picked up 1800 pounds on the "white tops" and over 2000 on the green planes. A further problem is that the green paint added an almost 2% fuel burn due to the rough finish.
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